The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-23

Stock on hand and on shipboard -.
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FINANcIAL-Money is in very active demand,
with hardly enough to meet all wants.
Domestic Erchdnge-Easy. Banks and bank
ers are buying sigh, drafts at a per cent dis
count and selling at a per cent discount to par.
Foreign Erchdnq The market is strong, but
steady. Commercial demand, 81 500; sixty
days, 81 sO15; ninety days 81 7914; francs, Paris
aud Havre, commercial, sixty days, SIS 81;
Swiss, S. 27l5; marks, sixty days, 943S.
SEcURITIEs-The market is inactive with light
offerings.
STOCKS AND BoNDs-City Bonds-Atlanta
per cent long date, los bid, 10 asked; Atlanta
Sper cent, 116 bid. 121 asked Augusta per
cent long date, 107 bid, no asked: Augusta is
long date los bid, 10 asked; Columbus per
cent, 100 bid, 105 asked; Macon per cent,
Ill bid, 112 asked; new Savannah per cent
January coupons 10l34 bid. 1924 asked; new
Savannah per cent, February coupons, 1919
State BDnds-Georgia new IS, 1889, 1O1 bid =,
102 asked; Georgia new 415s, 106 bid, 1864
asked; Georgia per cent gold quarterly cou-
pons, 1854 bid, 1883 asked; Georgia per cent,
coupons January and July, maturity 1896, 100
bid, 121 asked.
Railroad Stocks-Central common, ex-divi-
dend 119l5 bid, 1904 asked; Augusta and Savan-
nah per cent guaranteed, ex-dividend 100 bid
132 asked; Georgia common, 1893 bid, POI
asked; Southwestern per cent guaranteed
ex-dvidend 1874 bid, 125 asked; Central 6
per cent certificates. ex-interest 1914 bid, 100
asked; Atlanta ana West Point railroad stock
100 bid, III asked; Atlanta and West Point 6
per cent certificates, ex-interest 102 bid, 104
asked
Railroad Bonds-Savannah Florida and
Western Railway Company general NOR gage q
per cent interest, coupons October, III bid,
112 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mortgage
consolidated per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1897. III bid, l12 asked
Central consolidated mortgage per cent
coupons January and July, maturity 1893
I104 hid, Ill asked; Georgia railroad Is, 1897
106 bid, 1os asked; Mobile and Girard second
mortgage Endorsed per cent, coupons January
and July, maturity 1889, 10i bid, 105 asked
Montgomery and Eufaua fir,t mortgage per
cent. indorsed by Central railroad 10S bid
100 asked; Marietta and North Georgia first
mortgage, 80 years, 6 per cent, 1004 bid, 1919
asked; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first
mortgage, 1l01e bid, 1l116 asked; Charlotte
Columbia and Augusta second mortgage 100
bid, t101S asked Western Alabama second
mortgage indorsed S per cent. lO7 bid, iO9
asked; South Georgia and Florida indorsed,
1l6 bid, III asked; South Georgia and Florida
and Knoxville first rortg ,ge 7per cent, 1111S
bid, 112l3 asked; Gain Asvil@. jefferson and
Southern first mortgage guaranteed, 115 bid,
11615 asked; Gainesville, Jefferson and South
Steamship 8 per cent bonds, guaranteed by
Central railroad 104 bid. 105 asked; Gaines
vile, jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, 1l3 asked: Columbus and Rome
first mortgage bonds, Endorsed by Central rail
road 1916 bid, 107 asked; Columbus and
Western per cent guaranteed, 100 bid, 40
gage per cent 107 bid, 10S asked.
Bank Stocks-Nominal Southern Bank of the
State of Georgia, 1893 bid, 20l asked; Mer-
chants National Bank, 1862 bid, 1856 asked;
Savannah Bank and Trust Company, % bid,
100 Asked National Bank of Savannah, lis bid,
100 asked; Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany, 1917 bid, 10S asked.
Gas Stocks-Savannah Gas Light stock, ex
dividend, 1915 bid, 20 asked; Mutual Gas Light
stock, 10 bid, 20 asked
BAcoN-Market nominal; demand good;
smoked clear rib sides. 914cj shoulders,
none; dry sailed clear rib sides, SIC; long clear,
SsSc; bellies, S14c shoulders none; hams, he.
BAGGNG AND THs-Market steady. We
quote: Bagglng--2A lbs, 6@S14c; ms, $50
quantity. IRON ties--Arrow and other brands,
none; nominal 81 % per bundle according TO
brand and quantity Bagging and ties in retail
lots fraction higher.
gilt edge, 22(nD25c: creamery, 30c.
CABBAeE--Ma-ket bare; too high TO handle;
nominally, Northern. 1lGD12c; imported, 13014c
CHEEsE-Market steady: fair demand. We
quote, 11014c.
CoFFEE-The market is strong and higher.
We quote: Fancy &c; choice, 21c; prime, 2Olsc;
good, 2Oc; fair, l91bc; ordinary, loIsc; common
DRIED FRuIr-Apples, evaporated l1I6c;
pc led, il@c. Peaches, peeled, 20c; unpeeled,
6Q17c. Cnrrants. &C. Cftrou, 25c.
Day Goops-Tbe market is very firm. stock
small: demand exceeds manufacture
and ad further advances are looked for.
We quote: Prints, 416c; Georgia brown shirt
ing, 30; 4Isc; rs do, 5lsc a. brown sheeting,
SIC; white osnaburgs, s1k09iGc; checks, 6146b
&c; yerns, SIC for best makes; brown drillings,
FisH-Light demand on account of high
prices. Wequote full weights: Mackerel-No.
l., SlO 10; No. 8, half barrels, nominal, 81 GOO
90; No. g, IS so. HerringNo. I, zoe; scaled,
FRuIT--Lemons- Demand light. We quote:
y ooD4 80 Appies-Northern, Baldwins % 80